Inspirational lighting designer, Ingo Maurer has designed a new chandelier. The design for the light is inspired by artist Roy Lichenstein with 80 printed sheets hanging from a frame of stainless steel wires and lit by halogen bulbs. The illustrations on the printed sheets are designed by Thilo Rothacker and help in creating a colourful [...]
According to a recent report by Knight Frank, the development of new build second homes have been providing the construction sector with some welcome relief during the recession, and will continue to do so through the current economic uncertainty. After a slight decline of 0.4% in 2008 the number of second homes in Britain rose [...]
The recent event ‘New Simplicity’ based in Brompton, London aimed to bring together famous names and new designers in the furniture world. Newly named design classics such as the ‘Branca’ chair for Mattiazzi were exhibited alongside new prototypes created using modern 3D printing technologies. The aim was to show that ‘Even the simplest of things [...]
As part of the Heterarchy studio’s ongoing interest in designing for Religious and Spiritual groups, we have entered a competition aimed at providing multi-faith communities with solutions that enable them to house all of the different groups within one building. As challenging as this may seem, our creative director Rosemarie Fitton has this to say, [...]